Perfect for self-help or school study groups, this handbook makes it much easier to apply the teaching practices from the ASCD best-seller Classroom Instruction That Works.

The authors guide you through the nine categories of instructional strategies that maximize student learning and provide everything you need to quickly use the strategies in your classroom, including

Exercises to check your understanding of the strategies

Brief questionnaires to reflect on your current beliefs and practices

Tips and recommendations on implementing the strategies

Samples, worksheets, and other tools to help plan classroom activities

Rubrics to assess the effectiveness of the strategy with your students

Learn how to choose instructional strategies for specific types of knowledge, such as learning vocabulary terms, organizing ideas, and developing processes. And explore how the nine categories of instructional strategies can guide unit planning in every grade and subject.

Perfect for self-help or school study groups, this handbook makes it much easier to apply the teaching practices from the ASCD best-seller Classroom Instruction That Works.

The authors guide you through the nine categories of instructional strategies that maximize student learning and provide everything you need to quickly use the strategies in your classroom, including

Exercises to check your understanding of the strategies

Brief questionnaires to reflect on your current beliefs and practices

Tips and recommendations on implementing the strategies

Samples, worksheets, and other tools to help plan classroom activities

Rubrics to assess the effectiveness of the strategy with your students

Learn how to choose instructional strategies for specific types of knowledge, such as learning vocabulary terms, organizing ideas, and developing processes. And explore how the nine categories of instructional strategies can guide unit planning in every grade and subject.